New York Yankees first baseman Lyle Overbay scores in the 3rd inning when Los Angeles Angels catcher Chris Iannetta can't hang on to the ball at Angel Stadium on Sunday in Anaheim.

New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera barely got out of the 9th inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Anaheim, California.

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jered Weaver gave up 5 run in the 3rd inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Anaheim, California.

Los Angeles Angels catcher Chris Iannetta and shortstop Brendan Harris collide on a second inning pop foul by New York Yankees shortstop Jayson Nix at Angel Stadium on Sunday in Anaheim.

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jered Weaver watches as New York Yankees celebrate after scoring on New York Yankees designated hitter Travis Hafner's three- run home run at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Anaheim, California.

Los Angeles Angels second baseman Howie Kendrick hi-fives his son Owen before the game on Fathers Day at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Anaheim, California.

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols strikes out with bases loaded in the 9th inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Anaheim, California.

New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia shouts in frustration after being pulled in the 9th inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Anaheim, California.

New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia screams into his glove after being pulled in the 9th inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Anaheim, California.

New York Yankees shortstop Jayson Nix is caught in the run down by Los Angeles Angels shortstop Erick Aybar at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Anaheim, California.

Los Angeles Angels center fielder Peter Bourjos catches a ball at the wall off the bat of New York Yankees center fielder Brett Gardner in the 7th inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Anaheim, California.

New York Yankees shortstop Jayson Nix gets picked off in the 3rd inning by Los Angeles Angels shortstop Erick Aybar at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Anaheim, California.

Ricardo Badilla Jr. bought his father, Ricardo Badilla a special shirt for the their Fathers Day ballgame at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Anaheim, California.

Los Angeles Angels' fans crowd to get a picture of New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera as he enters the game in the 9th inning at Angel Stadium on Sunday in Anaheim.

ANAHEIM – Under normal circumstances, Jered Weaver would be the guy the Angels would want on the mound to turn things around when they were going badly.

Just the opposite happened on Sunday.

The Angels had won three in a row before handing the ball to Weaver, who gave up five runs in the third inning of a 6-5 loss to the New York Yankees.

By the time the Angels scored five runs in the ninth to turn the blowout into a close loss, Weaver was sitting in the clubhouse thinking about a day gone wrong.

“It’s just really frustrating,” Weaver said. “Everything I try to accomplish in the course of a game didn’t work out today.”

Weaver gave up five runs on seven hits and four walks in six innings.

“Walks were bad,” Weaver said. “First-pitch strikes were bad. I found myself battling the whole game.”

Weaver escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam with a double play in the first inning, and he was nearly out of a second-and-third, no-out mess in the third. He struck out Ichiro Suzuki and got Robinson Cano on a flyout. He then had two strikes on Travis Hafner when he made the most costly pitch of the game.

“It was a slider that didn’t slide,” Weaver said. “It just stayed in the middle. I tried to bury it in the ground and it stayed right where he likes it. … He put a good swing on it, and obviously it went over the fence.”

Hafner’s three-run homer preceded three more hits in the inning as the Yankees took a 5-0 lead. Weaver’s inability to escape the third came back to haunt the Angels after they scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth.

“I wasn’t able to limit the damage in that inning and that proved to be the difference in the game,” Weaver said. “You can’t go about it that way when you are facing a pitcher like CC (Sabathia). I’m very disappointed in myself, but it was great to see the guys battle back and score some runs in the ninth.”

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